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Re-Burbia: Re-designing the suburbs contest
Dwell Magazine and Inhabitat.com are hosting a design competition around re-visioning the suburbs. With the goal to re-use the built environment of...
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Thursday’s Headlines
STRIKE • Trash is another blight on scene of Queen St. fire [ Toronto Star ] • Strike refunds fall short, critics say [ Toronto Star ] &bull...
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World Wide Wednesday: Vancouver bike lanes, mass transit tunnel, victory gardens and more
Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites...
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Wednesday’s Headlines
STRIKE • Excessive criticism of the mayor [ Globe and Mail ] • Strike bargaining table a lonely spot [ Toronto Star ] • Dumps, recycled ...
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One way to GO: Visiting Milton
Yesterday, I wrote about a poorly designed pedestrian connection between the YRT/Viva bus terminal and the Langstaff GO Station. But there are examples of...
By Sean Marshall -
STREET SCENE: A Bike Locked on Queen
East of Niagara this bike had one red handle and one black. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Livable Streets Initiative takes environmental education to the streets
A few weeks ago I came across this video by the Livable Streets Initiative, “an online community for people working to create sustainable cities...
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Tuesday’s Headlines
STRIKE • Toronto strike now one month old [ CBC ] • The skinny on the stinky mess in city parks [ Toronto Star ] • What David Miller is...
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JOHN LORINC: Miller’s demise greatly exaggerated
Don’t you just love a pile-on? In a stirring display of bipartisanship, the gotcha right and the jilted left appear to agree that, a month into the...
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Montreal Monday: New concert hall, urban planning and walnuts
Each Monday, we bring you some of the popular posts from our sister blog, Spacing Montreal. We’ll keep an eye open for topics and discussions that...
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Do not pass GO: Silly pedestrian barriers to transit
I’m not sure what it is about GO Transit. I want to think that it is an essential part of our public transit system. In many respects, it is: by...
By Sean Marshall -
Monday’s Headlines
STRIKE • Nearly month in, city faces new challenge: strike fatigue [ Toronto Star ] • Union leaders differ on style but no sign bond coming...
By Jake Schabas
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered